Today's best photos: from a two-headed tortoise to German fighter jets

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

Demonstrators in Buenos Aires support Argentina's Vice President Cristina Kirchner, who survived an assassination attempt on Friday when a handgun aimed at her from close range failed to fire. AFP

Spectators watch a Dutch Formula One Grand Prix practice sesion at the Zandvoort circuit. AFP

Workers clean the 'W' signboard at the W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

Supporters of Argentina's Vice-President Cristina Kirchner crowd into the Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires. AFP

Austria's Viktoria Wolffhardt competes in the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Finals in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. Getty

Two German Eurofighter Typhoons fly alongside an Airbus A330 during exercises in Australia's Northern Territory. EPA

Serena Williams's husband Alexis Ohanian, centre, takes a selfie with guests in her private box, with Venus Williams far right, during theUS Open tennis championships in New York. AP

Janus, a two-headed Greek tortoise, is washed with a toothbrush a day before his 25th birthday at the Natural History Museum in Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters

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